Winderman’s view: Elite competition leaving Heat fully aware of talent gap
MIAMI – Observations and other notes of interest from Monday night’s 136-111 loss to the San Antonio Spurs: – The defense was supposed to hold this together. – And then this. – With the Spurs up to 76 points at halftime.
– The Heat entered allowing 128 points per game in the four-game losing streak they carried into the night. – Granted, the quality of competition has gone up over this stretch. ...
MIAMI – Observations and other notes of interest from Monday night’s 136-111 loss to the San Antonio Spurs: – The defense was supposed to hold this together. – And then this. – With the Spurs up to 76 points at halftime.
– The Heat entered allowing 128 points per game in the four-game l osing streak they carried into the night . – Granted, the quality of competition has gone up over this stretch. – But it also has reinforced that even the Heat’s touchstones are out of touch against elite competition..
– The Spurs are out of the Heat’s league. – With it possibly to be a seven-game losing streak following the seven-game winning streak, unless the Heat get one of the next two in Cleveland. – As in the team that created last year’s season-ending playoff humiliation.